Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This bill amends the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and (1) prohibits hotels from offering minibars in guest rooms; (2) allows a government-owned/operated performing arts facility with more than 2,500 seats in a city of the first class to apply for an on-premise banquet license; (3) establishes a beer tolerance for beer that is 4% alcohol by volume (.18%) and beer that is 3.2% alcohol by weight (.15%); (4) narrows the scope of required background checks to those individuals that exercise direct decision-making control over day-to-day operations of a licensee; (5) requires that retail managers complete DABC training programs either 30 days after the day on which a manager is hired, or 30 days after the day on which the licensee obtains a license, whichever date is later; (6) clarifies how the DABC evaluates what alcoholic products qualify for the state-imposed markup for alcohol the DABC sells to military installations; (7) allows for interim alcoholic beverage management and inventory transfer agreements for instances when a retailer transfers management or sells to a new owner; (8) requires all employees who sell alcohol to wear an ID badge; (9) permits a liquor storage area to be unlocked during hours when liquor sales are not authorized in order to complete inventory, restocking, repairs, and cleaning; (10) allows retail licensees to offer beer flights so long as samples do not exceed 16 ounces in total; (11) provides for employees who are at least 16 years old to--after hours--bus a table that is located in an area the legislature defines as a dispensing area; (12) permits off-premise beer retailers to sell beer through a drive-through window or designated parking stall for online order pickup; (13) authorizes the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission to issue an off-premise beer retailer state license for brewery manufacturing package agencies; and (14) establishes a liquor transport license that permits a person to transport liquor from a state store or package agency to a licensee. |
